Although Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Highway Authority has claimed of opening the Abbottabad-Nathiagali Road, people are still facing difficulty in commute.

A day earlier, at least 800 vehicles were reported stranded in the area.

Stranded tourists, including women and children, had appealed to the authorities to provide urgent rescue service to which the Punjab CM had promptly responded by ordering the commissioner, regional police officer, chief traffic police officer to reach the affected areas and commencing rescue operations.

Shehbaz directed the authorities to obtain all the required equipment to rescue the stranded citizens. He also instructed officials to request for the army's assistance if required.

According to the meteorological department, more rain and thunderstorm (with snowfall on the hills) are expected at isolated places in Malakand, Hazara, Zhob divisions, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan during the next 24 hours.